PhotoSynth is a 3-D image “tourism” application being developed by Microsoft Research. Channel 9 has a preview of the application which can “map” public 2D images (like Flickr) to 3D space (like Second Life). Here’s a Live Demo and White Paper (pdf). It’s a product in development and not ready for general consumption, but a [...]
New Zealand’s Woosh Wireless has secured rights for broadcasting spectrum from Sky TV, New Zealand’s main pay-tv operator, to enable it to provide “internet television”. Woosh has acquired WiMAX spectrum over the past two years and plans to deliver a range of wireless services. Woosh has faced many challenges – it has chalked up losses [...]
A Russian rocket launched Friday carried South Korea’s Arirang-2 satellite into orbit. Officials said Friday that Arirang-2 had successfully separated from the rocket and deployed its solar panels. The satellite will be used for disaster monitoring, mapping, resource probing and providing images for geographic information systems. The multi-spectral camera is capable of 1 meter resolution. [...]
Nokia said Thursday that it had begun a two-month trial of UMA technology in the city of Oulu in west central Finland. The company has recruited 50 families who will test out the technology using the Nokia 6136, a Wi-Fi-equipped phone. The device is one of the first by the company to support UMA. UMA, [...]
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“The Core 2 Duo processors are simply the best processors in the world,” said Paul Otellini, president and chief executive of Intel in a statement announcing the new chips. “Not since Intel introduced the Pentium processor has the industry seen the heart of the computer reinvented like this.” Intel’s Core 2 Duo series includes system [...]
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